The maternal, child and community health (MCCH) division has the mandate to coordinate all health interventions and initiatives related to maternal and child health in Rwanda. This includes the activities of community health workers, reproductive health and gender-based violence.
MCCH
(Maternal, Child and Community Health Division)
The department is responsible for developing policies and guidelines on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH), and overseeing their implementation through capacity building, mentoring, monitoring and evaluation of health facilities and community health interventions.
Our Scope of Work
The MCCH Division is entitled to develop policies and guidelines related to RMNCAH, oversees their implementation through capacity building, mentorship, monitoring and evaluation for health facilities and community health related interventions.
Our vision
To improve women, newborns and child health by providing an environment where unwanted pregnancies are avoided, women go through pregnancy and childbirth safely, their newborns are born alive and healthy and where children grow and develop to their full potential, thereby fulfilling their role in the socio-economic development of Rwanda.
We coordinate maternal and child health activities and interventions in health facilities through the sub-programmes of maternal and newborn Health, child health, family planning, gender based violence, death audit programme, mentorship programme and monitoring and evaluation.
We coordinate immunisation activities in Rwanda, including routine immunisation, vaccines and the vaccine supply chain.
We coordinate community health programmes where we oversee maternal and child health activities and interventions carried out in villages by community health workers under the following sub-programmes: maternal and child, community health, nutrition services, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, community-based provision of family planning, and commodity supply chain.
- No woman should die giving life. Let’s all work for safe pregnancies, safe deliveries and safe childhoods.
- Yellow fever vaccination; the booking and payment is done via IREMBO platform
Check for your vaccination card : Immunization Cards Portal
Our Units
The Health Facility Program unit :
MCH related activities and interventions in health facilities.
Sub-programs: Maternal and Newborn Health, Child health, Family Planning, Gender Based Violence, Death Audit Program, Mentorship Program and Monitoring and Evaluation..
The Community Health Program unit:
MCH related activities and interventions done in villages by CHWs.
Sub-programs: Maternal and Child Community Health, Nutrition Services, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health, Community Based Provision of Family Planning and Supply Chain of Commodities.
The Vaccine Preventable Disease Program unit:
deals with everything related to vaccination in Rwanda, including routine vaccination, vaccine and vaccine devices supply chain.
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Frequent ask questions
Maternal and Neonatal Health
Ese ningombwa ko umubyeyi utwite ajya kubonana na Muganga inshuro ziteganyijwe zose umunani (8)?
Yego, Ukimara gukeka ko waba utwite, gana ivuriro rikwegereye cyangwa umujyanama w’ubuzima, kugirango wipimishe, abaganga baguhe inama z’uko uzitwara, bakurikirane ubuzima bwawe n’umwana utwite, uhabwe inkingo ndetse n’ibinini bya fer bikongera amaraso, kandi bigatuma umwana akura neza akiri munda.
Agomba kwipimisha nibura inshuro 8 ku ivuriro rikwegereye, udasimbutse igihembwe na kimwe, nk’uko biteganijwe. Ni byiza ko wipimisha incuro ya mbere mu ntangiriro y’igihembwe cya mbere.
Ese mugihe umubyeyi utwite agize ibimenyetso mpuruza yakora iki?
umubyeyi utwite agomba kwitwararika, kugirango ubuzima bwe butajya mu kaga. Niyo mpamvu agomba kwihutira kujya ku ivuriro rimwegereye mu gihe yumvise cyangwa abonye ibimenyetso mpuruza. Nko kuvira ku nda, kugagara, kubyimba ibirenge no mu maso, kurwara umutwe, kutareba neza bije mu buryo butunguranye, kugira umuriro no kumeneka kw’isuha mbere y’igihe giteganyijwe cyo kubyara. Mu gihe kandi wumvise ibimenyetso ibimenyetso by’uko ushobora kubyara, ihutire kwa muganga kugirango witabweho n’abaganga.
Ese ningombwa gufata ibinini bikungahaye kumyunyu ngungu na Vitamine bihabwa umubyeyi wese utwite buri munsi?
Yego, kugirango urinde umwana kuvukana ubumuga runaka nokongerera umubyeyi amaraso.
nibiki umubyeyi utwite yitwararika?
Gufata indyo ihagije kandi yuzuye, yirinda imirimo ivunanye, kuruhuka bihagije, kwirinda malaria uryama mu nzitiramibu ikoranye umuti buri joro, gukuraho ibidendezi n’ibihuru bikikije urugo.
Ese nuruhe ruhare rwumugabo mugutwita kumugore?
Umugabo nawe agomba guherekeza umugore we kwa muganga kwipimisha, kugira ngo muhabwe inama muri kumwe, zizabafasha kubungabunga ubuzima bw’umubyeyi n’umwana atwite, kandi akamuba hafi igihe cyose.
Nibiki bisabwa kugirango umubyeyi utwite azabyare yiteguye byuzuye?
- Kuba afite ubwishingizi bwo kwivuza kwa muganga urugero; Mutuel cg ubundi bwishingizi bwa prive cyangwa ashobora kwiyishyurira ijana kwijana.
- Kuba warisuzumishije inshuro byibuza 8 nkuko ziteganyijwe
- Kuba yarateguye imyenda nibindi bikoresha by’uruhinja azakenera amaze kubyara
- Gutegura umuntu uzamuherekeza kwa Muganga
- Gutegura umuntu uzamusigarira murugo igihe agiye kubyara kwamuganga
Ingaruka zo kubyarire murugo nizihe?
- Umubyeyi n’ umwana bashobora kwandura indwara zitandukanye harimo na tetanus cyangwa umwana akavaniramwo kugira ubusembwa bitewe nuko yavukiye ahantu hatizewe.
- Bishobora gutera impfu zababyeyi cg abana
Nibihe bimenyetso umubyeyi wabyaye abibonye yakwihutira kujya kwa muganga?
- Mu gihe ubonye kimwe muri ibi bimenyetso, nko kuva cyane, kuribwa munda, isereri, kugira umuriro no guhumeka nabi, gana ikigo nderabuzima kugira ngo abaganga bagukurikiranire hafi .
- Uruhinja rwavutse narwo rushobora kugaragaza ibimenyetso, birimo kugagara, kugira umuriro cyangwa ubukonje, kunanirwa konka, kugira uduheri ku ruhu turimo amashyira n’amaraso, guhumeka vuba vuba, umukondo ugahisha, ugashyuha cyangwa ukava amaraso. Ihutire rero kurujyana kwa muganga kugirango ruvurwe.
Ese ningombwa kwisuzumisha umaze kubyara n’uruhinja rwavutse?
Kwisuzumisha k’umubyeyi n’umwana nyuma yo kubyara nabyo ni ingenzi, kugirango ubuzima bwabo burusheho kuba bwiza. Incuro ya 1, isuzuma rikorwa mu masha 24 abyaye, kandi rigakorerwa kwa muganga aho yabyariye. Ku ncuro ya 2, isuzuma rikorwa n’umujyanama w’ubuzima, rigakorerwa mu rugo ku munsi wa 3 umubyeyi abyaye. Incuro ya 3, nabwo isuzuma rikorerwa mu rugo hagati y’umunsi wa 7-14, rigakorwa n’Umujyanama w’ubuzima. Naho ku ncuro ya 4, rigakorerwa ku kigo nderabuzima, nyuma y’ibyumweru 6 umubyeyi abyaye, ku munsi wo gukingira abana.
Icyitonderwa :Mubyeyi umaze kubyara, isuzumishe incuro enye zikurikirana, kandi mbere yo gusezererwa kwa muganga, wibuke gusaba agakarita kisuzumwa kawe, ugatahane, ukabike neza, kuko gakenerwa mu gukurikirana ubuzima bwawe n’ubw’umwana, haba mu rugo ndetse no kwa muganga.
Vaccination
Ese ningombwa ko umwana afata inkingo zose uko zateganijwe (kuva avutse kugera igihe cyateganijwe)
- Yego, kugirango umwana akure afite ubudahangarwa bukwiye
Ese umwana wacikanywe nurukingo birashoboka ko yakomeza akarufata?
- Yego bitewe nigihe afite ashobora kuruhabwa
Ese ningobwa ko umuntu mukuruyikingiza
- Yego bitewe nindwara zibyorezo zifite inking zihari.
Ese nihehe inkingo zikurikira bazikura
- Urukingo rwa Yellow fever: Barukura kukigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe ubuzima RBC (IGIKONDO)
- Urukingo rw’umwijima rwa Hepatite B: Mumavuriro ya Leta yose (Ibitaro ni ibigo nderabuzima)
Icyemezo cy’uko wakingiwe wagikura hehe?
- Bagikura kukigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe ubuzima RBC (IGIKONDO)
Community Health
Nizihe serivise zitangwa n’umujyanama wubuzima kurwego rw’umudugudu?
- Bavura; Malaria, impiswi n’ umusonga mubana batoya batarengeje Imyaka itanu (5)
- Bazuzuma bakanapima imirire n’imikurire mubana batoya
- Batanga serivise zo kuboneza urubyaro zigihe gitoya
- Batanga ubukangura mbaga kubuzima muri rusange.
GBV
Ese abagore n’abagabo bose bakorerwa ihohoterwa?
Yego; umugore kimwe numugabo bakorerwa ihohoterwa
Ese umuntu wakorewe ihohoterwa rishingiye kugitsina niryari akwiye kuza kwa Muganga?
Igihe cyose akorewe ihohoterwa akwiye kujya kwa Muganga byihuse; umuntu wasambanijwe asabwa kugera kwa muganga mbere yamasaha 72 kugirango afashwe gukumira indwara zandurira mumibonano mpuza bitsina cyangwa gutwita inda idateganyijwe.
Uwakorewe ihohoterwa rishingiye kugitsina asaba hehe serivise?
Uwakorewe ihohoterwa rishingiye kugitsina ashobora kujya gusaba serivise kukigo nderabuzima ndetse no kuri ISANGE ONE STOP CENTRE mu bitaro bimwegereye.
SRH (Program)
Nihehe abangavu n’ingimbi bakura amakuru y’ubuzima bw’imyororokere yizewe
- Kukigo nderabuzima mucyumba cy’urubyiruko
- Kubajyanama bubuzima
- Kukigo cy’urubyiruko
Ese hari ingararuka byagira gutwara inda ukiri munsi yimyaka 18?
Yego, urugero nko;
- Kurera umwana utaragira ubushobozi bwo kumurera
- Guhabwa akato mumuryango
- Kuba wakwangirika imyanya myibarukiro igihe cyo kubyara
- No kuba wabura ubuzima mugihe cyo kubyara
Child Health
Ese kwa muganga bavura indwara zikurikira: Uburo, Ikirimi, Ibyinyo?
Icyo tubashishikariza ni uko umwana wese ugaragayeho ikimenyetso cyose kidasanzwe twihutira kumugeza ku nzego z’ubuvuzi zikwegereye (Umujyanama w’ubuzima, Ikigo nderabuzima….), buriya burwayi mwibaza ni uko haba hari ibice by’umubiri byafashwe mukabona ibimenyetso runaka aribyo mwita ubwo burwayi. Buravurwa rero bugakira.
Ese Abajyanama b’ubuzima koko bavura Umusonga, Malaria n’impiswi neza?
Nyuma y’uko Leta y’u Rwanda ibonye ko izi ndwara uko ari eshatu arizo zifata umwanya wa mbere mu guhitana abana kandi bigaterwa nuko bagera ku mavuriro bitinze, Minisiteri y’ubuzima yigishije abajyanama b’ubuzima, ibaha ubushobozi bwo kuvura zimwe mu ndwara zitandukanye cyane cyane izishobora guhitana abana byihuse mu gihe zitavuwe vuba, murizo rero harimo Malaria, Umusonga n’impiswi. Tubagane hakiri kare kugirango dukomeze kubungabunga ubuzima bw’abana bacu.
Family Planning
Uburyo bwo kuboneza urubyaru buboneka hehe mu Rwanda?
- Ku rwego rw’umudugudu: umujyanama w’ubuzima wabihuguriwe atanga uburyo bwose bw’igihe kigufi ibinini, inshinge, udukingirizo, urunigi,….) ariko ubukoresha agomba kuba yarabutangiye ku ivuriro.
- Ku ivuriro rya leta (ibigo byunganira ibigo nderabuzima, ibingo nderabuzima hamwe n’ibitaro byose bya leta)
- Ku mavuriro yigenga yabiherewe uburenganzira n’ikigo cy’igihugu cyita ku buzima (RBC)
Wakora iki ugize impinduka zitewe n‘uburyo bwo kuboneza urubyaro?
Nuramuka ugize impinduka kandi ukoresha uburyo bwo kuboneza urubyaro ihutire kugana ivuriro rikwegereye ritanga izo serivise ubone ubufasha bukwiriye.
Ese kuboneza urubyaro bitera ubugumba?
Oya kuboneza urubyaro ntabwo bitera ubugumba. Iyo uhagaritse uburyo wakoreshaga usama mugihe cyagenwe bitewe n’ubwo buryo. Nubona gusama bitabaye muri icyo gihe uzihutire kujya kwu ivuriro bagufasha kumenya impamvu yaba yatege kudasama.
Ese kuboneza urubyaro ni ukwica?
Oya kuboneza urubyaro ntabwo ari ukwica kuko bibuza intanga ngore nguhara n’intanga ngabo. Umuntu aba atarabaho kuko atangira kubaho iyo izo ntanga zombi zimaze guhura.
Ese kuboneza urubyaro ku buryo bwa burundu kubagabo bituma umugabo adakora imibonano mpuza bitsina uko bikwiye?
Oya, umugabo akomeza gukora imibo mpuza bitsina uko bisanze kuko gufunga burundu umugabo bidahungabanya imyanya ikora imisemburo n’amasohoro bigira uruhare rukomeye mu migendekere myiza y’imibonanao mpuza bitsina
Ese kuboneza urubyaro umubyeyi akimara kubyara bigabanya amashereka?
Kuboneza urubyaro umubyeyi akimara kubyara ntabwo bigabanya amashereka cyangwa ngo biyahindure mu bundi buryo ubwo aribwo bwose iyo hakoreshejwe uburyo bwemewe buri icyo gihe. Kandi ntanicyo bihungabanya ku buzima bw’umubyeyi.
